Frenchette New York - Buy Reservations

Service isn't great either - entire staff looked overwhelmed. Even though extremely busy, i saw multiple instances of two waiters pouring wine by the glass and wasting time lowering their heads to table level to check that the amount in the glass is just right. Chemist precision! You'd think they're pouring liquid gold. Vibe was ok, but very cramped. Steak was charred and had a stale beef flavor. Chicken tasted like paper. The baguette was perfectly crisp.

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Zac our server knew exactly what to recommend on the menu to create an incredible experience.We came for a birthday celebration and the staff treated us like royalty we will definitely be back!!

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Rude dinner customer wedges in next to us at the bar. Bartender responds he is having dinner. Don't waste your time there!!

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Everyone was so attentive and kind. When I excused myself I returned to find my napkin neatly folded and the servers regularly wiped down the table. The ambiance was great - loads of candlelight and we had a lovely corner booth and sat side by side. The food was okay. The small salad was yummy but $16 for a bowl of lettuce with some parsley and scallions is a bit much. The $40 bavette au poivre was very, very heavy on the poivre but was otherwise well cooked. I had a swell cocktail for $18. Overall, if you have a lot of dough you probably won't mind spending it here. But if this will be a splurge for you, there's better.

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Incredible food, amazing wine and attentive service - everything about Frenchette is wonderful. This place gives off classic French brasserie vibes (à la The Odeon and Balthazar) and even though it's a high-end restaurant, it doesn't feel pretentious at all. Must orders are:- Couteaux Casino - these are razor clams topped with breadcrumbs. I'm a fan of razor clams so would order them simply because they're on the menu. These, however, are a step beyond your typical razor clams because the breadcrumb topping is absolutely delicious. It's one of those things that you could probably put on top of anything and make it taste better.- Brouillade - don't be put off by the description on the menu and think to yourself why you are paying $20+ for scrambled eggs because these are not regular eggs. These are the softest and creamiest scrambled eggs you will ever eat. It comes served with a few escargots, which almost felt superfluous, because all you want to eat after you take the first few bites is more of this egg.- Tartare Frites - steak tartare done poorly is disgusting. Steak tartare done well is an absolute joy, and that's what this dish is. It somehow manages to be both comforting (I think because of the fries, which are really good fries) and sophisticated (because steak!) at the same time. Eating this makes you feel like you're an expat who's lived in Paris for a while and are now in the know on which tucked-away bistros to go to for the best _____.

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..a classic; a must go French restaurant in Tribeca. The ambiance here is cozy and intimate, and the service is good. We asked our server for recommendations and while the server did recommend dishes, he almost named the whole menu lol. Some of the standout dishes for me is:- the brouillade which was super creamy and delicious. The one thing I do think it can add to this dish is some carb (bread). - another great app was this savory tart thing (forgot the name but you can see the pic).- fries were also cooked well, exactly the way I like them.The other dishes were also good but nothing extremely exciting. My favorites of the entrees in exact order is the duck, chicken and then the rabbit. Just an FYI the rabbit dish is huge.It looks like the menu here changes quite often so I would definitely come back to try especially for brunch.

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We went for an early birthday dinner on Sunday, 8pm. I saw the restaurant closed at 9pm and was bit concerned, tried to call... no phone number lol turns out, not an issue but you need to be seated before 9pm. This place is romantic, cute with enough space to feel intimate. It is a bit smaller of a table for 2 but all good. We were seated next to a huge party of 8 which I think took away from the romantic factor but again, out of my control and not something I am going to harp on. Since it was late enough and other spots were open, would've appreciated some additional privacy! Now onto service, it seemed very attentive. We had an older gentleman waiter who gave us his recommendations, brought our drinks promptly and answered any questions about the menu. ***note: Many things were sold out on the menu by the time we got there. I realize this can happen when you book a reservation so close to closing but it would be appreciated that a restaurant of this price point and status had the menu selection! I believe two mains and two appetizers were gone and when it's a limited menu it's a bit of a bummer. BUT!!!! The food we did order was terrific. We got the razor clams (delicious, light, perfectly cooked!), petite salad (my bf thought I was crazy but this little gem salad was insanely good with a simple shallot vinaigrette, a good balance from the heavy food that was coming) to start. Duck frites and the suckling pig for mains (duck frites was KILLER) and a rice pudding-esque tart that was delicious (I don't see it on the menu online, clearly a day of scenario). My boyfriend didn't love the pork and would've opted for the steak instead. $250 total.The last part of this is a strange addition but I agree with the review below about the service. The older gentleman started off as attentive but once we ordered, he disappeared, barely checking in and relying on the service runners. When he was leaving for the night, he said goodbye to the large party next to us, even shaking hands.. did not say anything to us even though we were sitting barely a few feet away. Felt strange, cold and just plain awkward. This caused us to have our mains sitting at our table for over 20 minutes with no one coming to take them away or offer a dessert menu, we had to flag someone down for both. @ Frenchette team, would be great if you could mitigate that. Seems like a simple enough request from myself and Angelie (review below)!

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Really bad wine selection, very mediocre food from appetizer to dessert. Although we ordered two entrecôte, one medium rare one medium, both came as medium rare. I wouldn't go to this place again.

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The only reason I gave Frenchette 2 stars is because most of the staff were pleasant and helpful. Otherwise I would have given it one star. Owners Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson have spent much of their careers working with Keith McNally, but it doesn't appear that his lessons have rubbed off. McNally made his mark creating faux French bistros that follow the script more faithfully than the originals. His inspired insight was to pair good - and importantly, consistently good - classic bistro dishes with a buzzy room. Frenchette fails on both fronts. The food falls on a spectrum from AWFUL to just barely acceptable. The tagine was terrible, the blowfish tails and the poulet roti are pretty bad, and the beef tartare is done better pretty much everywhere else. We didn't want to risk dessert. And the room is neither buzzy nor pretty. And finally, Frenchette is more expensive than other bistros that deliver a better experience. Every McNally restaurant is better than Frenchette, and several other bistros are better as well (try Boucherie). I will say that the restaurant has a decent, relatively well priced wine list with some really interesting offerings. But overall Frenchette is to be avoided.

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My last (and I mean it) visit was a sore disappointment. The white wines by the glass (three choices) included one orange wine and two whose origin and grape could not be discerned by reading the list.The by-the-bottle wine list is assembled in an assertively eccentric way, focusing on the names of wine makers (who follows that?). The selection of whites contains more macerated or crypto-orange wines than that of any five good restaurants. Most restaurants identify orange and macerated wines on the wine list, knowing that relatively few patrons care for the stuff.I ordered a bottle, trusting the server, and found that he had opened it in another room and decanted it there. Was the wine served to us the wine that had been in the bottle? I suppose so, but it was altogether atypical of the region on the label. I rejected it, saying that I would pay for it nonetheless.The second choice, a mediocre sancerre, would have to do.From then forward, I do not think the server said thirty words. Certainly, he did not say thanks for a full-weight tip.The food, after the dreadful wine experience, was no more than serviceable, though attractively presented.But what a lovely room!

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Loved everything about Frenchette! Went for our anniversary dinner and sat indoors. Service beyond compare. Intimate setting and not rushed. Every part of the meal was a feast for the senses and delight to the tastebuds. Oysters, razor clams, steak tartare, leg of lamb, the softest, mouthwatering, buttery buvette. Cocktails and wine pairings were perfection. Dreamy & delicious food of dreams come true.

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Perfect decor, exciting crowd, really delicious traditional French menu, best service team in NYC. Really a super fan of this place. I ate the fresh Oysters served with hot chipolatas (perfection), the razor clams, the duck frites, petite salads, the house made bread and the chocolate soufflé. 10/10 if you're a fan of traditional style French food with expertly picked wines and gorgeous deco-bistro style interior.

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Came here for a quick lunch in the middle of the work day and was a great timeGot dozen oysters to share and the gnocchi. The gnocchi was to die for and could've had that as my main entree Got the chicken as my main entree and it was good and tasty but a big portionGreat ambience and friendly service

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